Annual Congress Amsterdam 2011

Saturday, 24.09.2011
Sunday, 25.09.2011
Monday, 26.09.2011
Tuesday, 27.09.2011
Wednesday, 28.09.2011

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, abstract number.


Material from 2011
  • 4205 Abstracts
  • 632 Slide presentations
  • 250 Webcasts
  • 66 Handouts
  • 1703 e-posters
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Treatment of human pulmonary hypertension

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: K. Sheares (Cambridge, United Kingdom), C.A Elliot (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Experience with inhaled iloprost in paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension
A. Torrent Vernetta, A. Moreno Galdó, I. Mir Messa, S. Rovira Amigó, J. Girona Comas, S. Gartner, M. T. Benabides Medina, C. Martin de Vicente (Barcelona, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Sildenafil (SIL) reduces serum creatinine (SCr) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): Relationship to clinical outcomes
D. Webb, J. L. Vachiery, L. J. Hwang, S. Watt, J. Maurey (Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Brussels, Belgium; New York, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Epoprostenol with expanded stability has the same pharmacokinetic and hemodynamic profiles as epoprostenol in healthy subjects
L. Nicolas, M. Gutierrez, L. Galitz, J. Dingemanse (Allschwil, Switzerland; Miami, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Switch from sitaxentan to another ERA in PAH: Single center short term safety observations
T. Lange, M. Arzt, M. Pfeifer (Regensburg, Donaustauf, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Double combination therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart defects
N. Rizzo, E. Conficoni, M. Palazzini, E. Leci, E. Gotti, G. Mazzanti, F. Terzi, A. Manes, E. Beciani, F. Sciarra, C. Bachetti, F. Sgro‘, N. Galiè (Bologna, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
ACE2 activation improves pulmonary endothelial function and attenuates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension
V. Shenoy, A. Gjymishka, K. Rigatto, Y. Qi, C. Bradford, D. Ely, M. Katovich, M. Raizada (Gainesville, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Effect of treatment on exercise endurance tolerance and ventilatory efficiency in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
D. Martolini, P. Onorati, G. Valli, A. M. Ferrazza, P. Marinelli, M. Internullo, L. Sardo, C. Gambardella, B. Pezzuto, C. D. Vizza, P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
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Improved survival in medically-treated chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
R. Nishimura, N. Tanabe, Y. Ichimura, A. Sekine, T. Sugiura, T. Jujo, A. Shigeta, S. Sakao, Y. Kasahara, Y. Takiguchi, K. Tatsumi (Chiba, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Biphasic cuirass ventilation decreased the indices of pulmonary circulation in patients with secondary pulmonary hypertension
Y. Sato, T. Asakura, N. Saeki, K. Aoshiba, T. Kotani (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Japan)
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Cure pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with HIV (PAH-HIV)? … Toward an answer
C. Tcherakian, E. Rivaud, A. C. Metivier, E. Catherinot, D. Zucman, L. J. Couderc (Suresnes, France)
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Effects of BAY 41-8543 and sildenafil on right heart structure and function in pulmonary artery banded mice
W. Janssen, Y. Schymura, A. Wietelmann, J. P. Stasch, H. Luitel, N. Weissmann, H. A. Ghofrani, F. Grimminger, T. Braun, W. Seeger, R. T. Schermuly (Bad Nauheim, Giessen, Wuppertal, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Comparison of different vasodilators in a model of secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH): Desaturation effects
E. M. Becker, J. P. Stasch, M. Bechem, R. Kast, H. Truebel (Wuppertal, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Optimization of tissue targeting properties of macitentan, a new dual endothelin receptor antagonist, improves its efficacy in a rat model of pulmonary fibrosis associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension
M. Iglarz, K. Landskroner, D. Wanner, M. Rey, P. Hess, M. Clozel (Allschwil, Switzerland)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
First and second line treatment pattern among pulmonary hypertension patients enrolled in a managed care health plan
V. Joish, D. Muccino, C. Krelick (Wayne, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Pulmonary hypertension in patients treated with Src/Abl kinase inhibitor dasatinib
D. Montani, E. Bergot, S. Günther, L. Savale, A. Bergeron, A. Bourdin, H. Bouvaist, M. Canuet, C. Pison, M. Macro, P. Poubeau, D. Natali, F. Perros, D. S. O‘Callaghan, X. Jaïs, G. Zalcman, O. Sitbon, G. Simonneau, M. Humbert (Clamart, Caen, Paris, Montpellier, Grenoble, Strasbourg, Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Everolimus improves exercise capacity and pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with advanced pulmonary hypertension – A pilot study
H. J. Seyfarth, S. Hammerschmidt, M. Halank, P. Neuhaus, H. Wirtz (Leipzig, Dresden, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Ambrisentan improves exercise capacity and symptoms in patients with portopulmonary hypertension
M. Halank, L. Knudsen, H. J. Seyfarth, R. Ewert, B. Wiedemann, M. Kolditz, G. Hoeffken, M. Hoeper (Dresden, Hannover, Leipzig, Greifswald, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Double combination therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease
E. Gotti, E. Leci, A. Manes, M. Palazzini, E. Beciani, E. Conficoni, N. Rizzo, F. Terzi, G. Mazzanti, F. Sciarra, N. Galiè (Bologna, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Tadalafil in idiopathic or heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension compared to pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease
N. Galie, R. Barst, B. Brundage, H. A. Ghofrani, R. Oudiz, G. Simonneau (Bologna, Italy; New York, Bend, Torrance, United States Of America; Giessen, Germany; Clamart, France)
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